The Oklahoma Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Oklahoma National Guard. The Commander in Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard is the Governor of Oklahoma, who appoints the State Adjutant General (TAG), a Major General from either Army or Air. Currently, the TAG is Major General (MG) Myles Deering.[1] The previous TAG was Harry M. Wyatt III. MG Wyatt was promoted to lieutenant general (LG) and became the Director of the Air National Guard in Washington D.C.
Units[]
The Oklahoma Army National Guard consists of the following elements:
- Joint Forces Command—Ground Component
- 90th Troop Command[2]
- 120th Engineer Battalion
- 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
- 63rd Civil Support Team (WMD)
- 145th Army Band
- 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
- 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
- 45th Fires Brigade[3]
- B Btry. 171st Field Artillery (Target Acquisition)
- 1-158th Field Artillery Battalion (HIMARS)
- 205th Signal Company (Network Support Company)
- 271st Brigade Support Battalion
- 120th Forward Support Company (HIMARS)
- Oklahoma Regional Training Institute
- 90th Troop Command[2]
The OKARNG controls the Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center located near Braggs, Oklahoma.[4]
History[]
Historic units[]
158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
160th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
171st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
189th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)- 179th Infantry Regiment (United States)
- 180th Infantry Regiment (United States)
- 245th Aviation Regiment (United States)
See also[]
- Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
References[]
- ↑ http://www.ok.ngb.army.mil/pdf/MG_MYLES_DEERING_Biography.pdf
- ↑ "90th Troop Command Overview". Oklahoma National Guard. http://www.ok.ngb.army.mil/2011brief/90TC-Overview-Brief.pdf.
- ↑ "45th Fires Brigade Retirees' Brief". Oklahoma National Guard. http://www.ok.ngb.army.mil/2011brief/45th-FiB-Retirees-Brief.pdf.
- ↑ http://www.okguard.org/cgts.htm
External links[]
- Bibliography of Oklahoma Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
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